I love NYC. Truly, madly and deeply. I don't, however, love Blogger, and the annoying way pictures are uploaded. So this post will be big on the pictures, small on the narratives.
NYC Day #1 - We met up with our friend Matt (Mark's friend from the mish; we were able to see him almost every day while we were in town) and explored Central Park and the Lincoln Center area. Dinner was at an amazing Mexican place. Yum!
NYC Day #2 - Visit the south side of the city (Battery Park, Ground Zero, Wall Street, Trinity Church, Chinatown, etc), lunch at Gray's Papaya, go up the Empire State Building (with no line!).
NYC Day #3 - Visit the Statue of Liberty, the Guggenheim, go on the NBC Studio Tour and finish the day out at Serendipity.
NYC Day #4 - Late lunch at the Seinfeld restaurant. Visit the Met in the afternoon.
Late that afternoon, we headed to my old stomping grounds of New Canaan for a drool-inducing meal at Hunan Taste. Seriously, I'm salivating right now thinking about it. Unfortunately, we didn't get to visit my nanny fam (they were out of town) but it was fun seeing the old place. 
After dinner, we said bye to Matt and then we were off to Rhode Island.
I was really excited to visit Philadelphia, since it was one of the major cities we were visiting that I hadn't been to before. We started the day at Edgar Allan Poe's house. It's run by the National Park service, so it's funny when you walk in and see park rangers. I enjoyed the visit, but Mark wasn't super impressed. Apparently, Poe lived in Philadelphia for 6 years and lived in 5 places but this home is the only one still standing. 
He did write some of his most famous poems while in Philadelphia, including The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum.
After leaving Poe's house, we headed over to Geno's and Pat's for lunch. I didn't know which one we were going to try (having seen them both on The Travel Channel) but decided that Geno's would be a better backdrop for a picture, so it won out in the end. Philly Cheese-steak...overrated. I got a Provolone With and Mark got a Whiz With (With = with onions). I thought it was good, but it was just lacking a little something. I think cause it was too dry, or maybe they need some spices or something. But the locals were loving it and the place was totally slammed, so maybe it's just an acquired taste.
In the afternoon we hit up the walking tour of of the city. Among the sights we saw were Betsy Ross's house and grave, Benjamin Franklin's grave, Christ Church, Independence Hall (where the Constitution and Declaration of Independence were signed), the Liberty Bell. It was extremely hot, but we had a great time.
Did anyone else think the Liberty Bell would be bigger?
Christ Church Graveyard, where Benjamin Franklin is buried.
Franklin's Grave: "A penny saved is a penny earned".
Inside Independence Hall
I love NYC. Truly, madly and deeply. I don't, however, love Blogger, and the annoying way pictures are uploaded. So this post will be big on the pictures, small on the narratives.
NYC Day #2 - Visit the south side of the city (Battery Park, Ground Zero, Wall Street, Trinity Church, Chinatown, etc), lunch at Gray's Papaya, go up the Empire State Building (with no line!).
NYC Day #3 - Visit the Statue of Liberty, the Guggenheim, go on the NBC Studio Tour and finish the day out at Serendipity.
NYC Day #4 - Late lunch at the Seinfeld restaurant. Visit the Met in the afternoon.
Late that afternoon, we headed to my old stomping grounds of New Canaan for a drool-inducing meal at Hunan Taste. Seriously, I'm salivating right now thinking about it. Unfortunately, we didn't get to visit my nanny fam (they were out of town) but it was fun seeing the old place. 
After dinner, we said bye to Matt and then we were off to Rhode Island.
